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Lesson IV - Abnormalities in the ECG Measurements<br />

IV. Abnormalities in the ECG Measurements<br />

Frank G. Yanowitz, MD<br />

Professor of Medicine<br />

University of Utah School of Medicine<br />

Click on the measurement abnormality you would like to study<br />

1. Heart Rate<br />

2. PR Interval<br />

3. QRS Duration<br />

4. QT Interval<br />

5. QRS Axis<br />

1. Heart Rate<br />

In normal sinus rhythm, a resting heart rate of below 60 bpm is called<br />

bradycardia and a rate of above 90 bpm is called tachycardia.<br />

2. PR Interval<br />

(measured from beginning of P to beginning of QRS in the frontal plane)<br />

Normal: 0.12 - 0.20s<br />

Short PR:

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